Formation
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati: A Person of Vincentian Holiness
by Shajan P Joseph CM | August 24, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
The life of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati from the perspective of Vincentian holiness.
Prayer Visuals (I Kings: 19; Matthew: 14)
by Tom McKenna, CM | August 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Memories Keep Relationships Alive
by John Freund, CM | August 23, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
In this Vincentian Mindwalk I invite you to explore some of the ways our memories help us understand Jesus asking us to “do this in memory of me.”
All Things to All so as to Save All
by Ross Dizon | August 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus is the Teacher who shows us by words and by works what it means to become all things to all for the sake of God’s kingdom.
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A Vincentian View: Thinking about Thanks
by Pat Griffin, CM | Nov 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
When we think about the celebration of Thanksgiving, one scriptural passage readily emerges from our Gospel readings.
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Brother Especially to the Outcasts
by Ross Dizon | Nov 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Shepherd and King, Jesus leads us and saves us. He is a brother to all, especially to those who are poor. He wants...
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Will You Be Traveling For the Holidays?
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
For many of my years, “Home for the Holidays” was in the back of most people’s minds come Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Gifts of Christ Who Has Gone up to Heaven
by Ross Dizon | May 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus Christ goes up to heaven and gives gifts to men and women. He wants them to grow up fully and be wholly human as he. We ask our Father in heaven many things. And the good things we ask for are summed up in his gift of the Holy Spirit (Lk 11, 13). Hence, this...
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History XXXV
by John Freund, CM | May 31, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
One of the reasons for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church is his style of living his vocation. Each week we will present an example.
May 30: Blessed Marta Wiecka, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 29, 2022 | Formation
“The great things God does within a human soul are simple. Sanctity simply means love.” – Sr. Jozefa Watroba, D.C.
Where is human dignity, I ask?
by Maya Davis | May 28, 2022 | Formation, News, Reflections
On Monday, May 9, 2022, Maya Davis, a graduating nursing student, gave the following sermon in our last Religion 399 African American Faith and Social Justice class. I asked Maya if I could share her words with the world. Let the words of her mouth and the meditations of her heart be acceptable, Oh Lord.
Five Faces of Mary
by Famvin Media Resources | May 27, 2022 | Formation
Father Robert Maloney, C.M. writes: “I offer these five Marian faces as a way of reflecting on the rich, varied tradition surrounding the Virgin Mary.”
Are Christians “Woke”… Or “Waking Up”?
by John Freund, CM | May 27, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
Today we increasingly hear about being “woke.” In this Vincentian Mindwalk I will try to move beyond any narrow political meanings.
When Reality Hits “home”!
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | May 26, 2022 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections
Mark Horvath has been trying to bring home the reality of homelessness for real people who are homeless.
International Migration Review Forum
by Sr. Michelle Loisel, DC | May 26, 2022 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
The first International Migration Review Forum is taking place now, at the United Nations in New York.
A Vincentian View: All Are Welcome
by Pat Griffin, CM | May 25, 2022 | Formation, Reflections
In the middle of the Acts of the Apostles (c. 15), we find one of the first issues of exclusion in the young Christian community.